East Fife v TNS - pre-season live!

East Fife begin their 2021/22 season with a friendly at home to TNS

Scott Mercer returns to the club and starts, as does Connor McManus.

East Fife v The New Saints

Key Events

Kick off at Bayview is 7.30pm

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021, 19:24 BSTUpdated 19:31 BST

Team lines

East Fife first half: Gallagher, Murdoch, Steele, Higgins, Slattery, McManus, Watt, Allan, Wallace, Brown, Healy.

Second half: Whyte, Finnan, Dunlop, Kane, Mercer, McManus, Anderson, Swanson, Denholm, Cunningham, Dow.

Sub: Mansouri.

TNS: Roberts, Williams, Daykin, Holland, Smith, Bradford, Davies, Cornish, LeBlanc, Rees, Cieslewicz.

Subs: Harrison, Canavan, Robles, Warder.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021, 19:33 BST

0: Kick off

Season 2021/22 is underway!!

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021, 19:39 BST

10: Scrappy start

As you’d expect, plenty of rust from both sides during the opening stages. Balls being misplaced and sides guilty of wasting possession.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021, 19:49 BST

20: Still all square

Neither team has really threatened the other yet. Only real chance of note was a floated ball to the back post for TNS which Pat Slattery cut out easily.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021, 19:59 BST

30: Injury

Blow for East Fife as Sean Brown has to hobble off with what looks like and ankle injury

Wed, 23 Jun, 2021, 20:12 BST

44: Chance East Fife

Break forward for East Fife and Ryan Wallace tries his luck from range with a looping effort which sails over the bar.